The Towers
The Towers rises to 498 m in Virginia. Big A Mountain stands 1,126 m to the southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Breaks Interstate Park, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail - VA passes 0.4 miles off.
The story
mountain in Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49083050, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 498 m
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
- 13.7 mi off the Country Music Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lovers Leap Overlook · 1 mi
- Mill Rock Overlook · 1 mi
- Towers Overlook · 1 mi
- Towers Tunnel Overlook · 1 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- The Chimney: 0.4 mi
- Skegg Knob: 3.0 mi
- Pinnacle Rock: 3.3 mi
- Blue Head Knob: 3.8 mi
- Blue Head Rock: 3.9 mi
- Pine Mountain Trail State Park: 2.7 mi
- Elkhorn City Park: 3.5 mi
- Kiwanis Park: 4.2 mi
- Haysi Town Park: 5.0 mi
- Poplar Gap Park: 7.7 mi
- Elkhorn City Railroad Museum: 3.6 mi
- Ralph Stanley Museum and Traditional Mountain Music Center: 12.6 mi
- Ralph Stanley Museum: 12.6 mi
- Pike County Hall of Justice: 18.4 mi
- Matewan Depot: 24.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial Walk of Honor: 5.0 mi
- Leonard Woods Lynched: 20.4 mi
- Pound Gap: 20.4 mi
- Wise County: 20.5 mi
- Old Meade Homeplace: 21.5 mi
- Lovers Leap: 0.3 mi
- The Breaks: 1.0 mi
- Old Fashion Elk: 3.5 mi
- Crazy Eyes Elk: 3.6 mi
- Hatfield McCoy Feud Site Tours: 24.7 mi
- AirBoat Rides and Tours: 24.8 mi
- Breaks Interstate Park: 0.2 mi
- Jonkan: 12.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.6 miles of The Towers. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big A Mountain | SE 138° | 1,126 m | 21.2 mi |
| Buck Knob | SW 231° | 917 m | 24.6 mi |
| Skeet Rock Knob | WSW 255° | 909 m | 5.0 mi |
| Wolfpen Knob | ESE 109° | 860 m | 24.6 mi |
| Fuller Mountain | SE 125° | 848 m | 20.8 mi |
| Osborne Mountain | ESE 106° | 840 m | 23.0 mi |
| Keen Mountain | E 99° | 834 m | 20.2 mi |
| Skegg Knob | W 261° | 827 m | 3.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:07 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:10 | 20:15 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:53 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:35 | 17:16 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 36 | 44 | 54 | 62 | 69 | 72 | 72 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 37 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Breaks Interstate Park, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356582636
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